Maryland Unemployment Agency

Maryland Unemployment Compensation

*Be sure to use your correct mailing address when filing
(you will be receiving necessary documentation
and claimant information). If the mail does not reach you,
your MD benefits can be delayed and/or
eligibility may change.

Maryland Unemployment Benefit

Maryland claim applicants will be
asked a series of different questions pertaining to their
status, such as:

Did you quit your job or were you laid off?

Have you refused work that was offered to you after
losing your previous employment?

Are you physically able to work full-time?

Were you self-employed?

Filing for in Maryland will also require all applicants
to state all hours and wages earned while they were employed, in
addition to any Worker's Compensation payments earned, bonuses,
profit sharing, or commissions in salary obtained during employment.

All filing applicants are required to include
whether or not they have applied for
retirement compensation in the online application (in which case benefits
would be reduced, depending on each claimant).

Maryland Unemployment Website

Reasons to not be eligible for Maryland
benefits:

If you quit your job without "good cause".

If you are fired due to misconduct.

If you refuse to work without "good cause" to.

If you file for Maryland while already
having employment.

If you are not working because of a strike or type of industry/labor
dispute. Exceptions can be made during a "lockout".

In some cases, if you suffer from a loss of work due to a strike
even though you are not involved with the strike, you cannot collect
Maryland state benefits.

Extended Maryland Benefits: Extended
compensation may be awarded to applicants who maintain all
eligibility requirements and/or pursue
Maryland
Career Training during their time unemployed.

Regarding Filing Mistakes: Any mistake made
during the MD claim process can be corrected
by simply press the "back" button on your browser to correct your
answer.

Maryland Unemployment Extension

Individuals who file state are required to file
a weekly claim certification no longer than 2 weeks from the end
of the calender week currently being claimed.